
Solovyov’s suggestion of ‘special military operation’ in Armenia a ‘personal opinion’, Kremlin says
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova added that Vladimir Solovyov’s comments were taken out of context.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova added that Vladimir Solovyov’s comments were taken out of context.

The Armenian Prime Minister also said that the country's Eurasian Economic Union Membership was not at risk for the time being.

The budget for the project will be at least ₽13 billion ($165 million), sources told the Russian media outlet RBC.

Vladimir Solovyov added that for Russia, ‘losing Armenia would be a huge problem’.

The comments were omitted from the official Russian readout of the bilateral meeting.

Pashinyan recently asked Russia to ‘urgently address’ the full restoration of railway sections adjacent to Nakhchivan and the Turkish border.

In 2008, a 30-year concession agreement was signed, on transfer of the Armenian railway system to a Russian company.